Five time National Award-winning actress Shabana Azmi turned 65 today and thanked her fans for their love over the years. The actress received birthday greetings not just from her admirers all over the world but also from the film industry with celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza and others taking to Twitter to wish her. […]
A Delhi court has put on trial a BJP MLA from Haryana and two others for allegedly raping a woman in a hotel after giving her sedative-laced drink, saying a prima facie case has been made out against them. The court framed charges against BJP legislator Umesh Aggarwal and Sandeep Luthra for alleged offences of […]
Markets gained for the second day as the benchmark BSE Sensex rallied 255 points to close at nearly three-week high of 26,218.91 while the NSE Nifty hit the 8,000-level on rate cut hopes after the US Fed decided to hold off on raising rates. Furthermore, the rupee rebounding 74 paise to 65.72 against the dollar […]
In a new twist, the Maharashtra Government today decided to hand over the sensational Sheena Bora murder case to the CBI to ensure that investigation is carried out without any prejudice or interference. The decision was announced at a press meet here by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) K P Bakshi, after 10 days of flip-flop […]
Actor Akshay Kumar, who has pledged Rs 90 lakh for relief of drough-hit farmers in Maharashtra, says he does not want to talk about it. Akshay is the latest celebrity after Nana Patekar to come out in the support of distressed farmers. The state faces one of its worst droughts, specially the Marathwada region. The […]
Promising more reforms, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said efforts are being made to “put to sleep” pending taxation issues to attract investments and make fundamentals of the economy sound so that it can withstand the global turmoil. Addressing a gathering of industry leaders at the India Economic Convention 2015, the Minister said a […]
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed against a Bombay High Court order staying the decision to ban sale of meat in Mumbai during Jain festival. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and Kurian Joseph, however, allowed petitioner Shree Tapagachiya Atma Kamal Labhdisuriswarji Gyanmandir Trust, a trust of minority Jains, to […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 65 today and greetings poured in from leaders within and outside the country, with the highlight being the message of President Pranab Mukherjee who lauded his “dynamism” and “out of box” thinking.For Modi, it was like any other day as he went about attending to his official engagements without any […]
A Re one per litre hike in petrol and Rs 2.28 a litre increase in diesel prices necessitated due to firming global oil rates has been put off by state-owned oil companies apparently because of assembly elections in Bihar. State-owned IOC, BPCL and HPCL were to revise petrol and diesel prices today as per the […]
Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir Valley today due to a strike called by separatist groups against the killing of three youths who the Hizbul Mujahideen claimed were its cadre.The bullet-riddled bodies of the three were recovered in Baramulla district on Monday.Shops, business establishments, petrol pumps, offices and educational institutions in Srinagar ? the summer […]
